We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to join our Enterprise Business Solutions team. The ideal candidate will have experience as a tech lead for small-medium projects and strong development background in Micro Service Architectures using backend technologies like Java, Spring Boot, Kafka technologies and a proven track record of delivering high-quality scalable software applications. You will collaborate with our product team, in-house developers, and architects to design, develop, and enhance a reliable and easy-to-maintain backend infrastructure.
What you'll do:
- Provide technical leadership for an agile development team of 6-8 engineers responsible for features and applications used in multiple International Stores.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product Management, Market Operations) to gather requirements, create software design specifications and high level estimates.
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Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve scalable, secure, and high-performance APIs, micro services and components using technologies like Java Spring Boot, Kafka, SQL Database, Cache etc.
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Perform design and code reviews, suggest improvements to ensure the highest level of quality and maintainability.
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Oversee development lifecycles, Analyze application logs, maintenance activity data, performance data and provide analysis; Evaluate change requests to identify those which are valid and feasible.
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Track, Analyze and provide guidance to the team for resolving Critical Tech Debts.
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Provide guidance in trouble shooting technical Issues, participate in root cause analysis and ensure prevention of future Incidents.
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Document code, technical specifications, and instructional materials for team members and stakeholders.
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Contribute to research and implementation of best practices and emerging technologies.
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Share knowledge via formal mentoring, reviewing code, reviewing design documents, providing technical talks.
What you'll bring:
- 8+ years of relevant work experience with 2-3 years as technical lead for a small-mid-sized development team.
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Excellent Problem Solving, Ownership, Communication and leadership skills.
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Experience with one or more of the following areas: Server Backend Distributed and Parallel Systems, Full Stack Development (front end and backend), Scalable Enterprise Platforms and Applications, Application Security and Incident Management.
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Deep Knowledge in Software architecture, Micro Services, Java based APIs and systems testing.
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In-depth understanding of NoSQL database implementations, like Cosmos, MongoDB, etc.
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Clear understanding of design principles for building large-scale, robust platforms
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Proven ability to share knowledge via formal mentoring, reviewing code, reviewing design documents, providing technical talks or brown bag sessions.
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Requires knowledge ofSystem performance, Application Security, monitoring tools, metrics and techniques, Test Automation and Behavior Driven Development.
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Associates: We want to ensure our associates worldwide are seen for their unique contributions, supported in their daily work, and connected to co-workers.
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- Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role.
